Description
@fastify/http-proxy is a Fastify plugin that proxies HTTP requests to an upstream server under a configured prefix. In versions 11.6.0 through 11.6.2, the destination validation normalizes literal backslashes before it percent-decodes the request path, so a path that encodes its backslashes and dot-segments survives the dot-segment check and is only turned into backslash and double-dot sequences after that check has passed. When the upstream resolves on a platform that treats a backslash as a path separator, the forwarded request walks out of the configured proxy prefix and reaches a sibling location on the upstream. An unauthenticated remote attacker can use this to retrieve upstream resources outside the intended prefix, so the impact is confidentiality only, and exploitation depends on the upstream's path handling. The issue is fixed in @fastify/http-proxy 11.6.3, and users should upgrade to 11.6.3 or later. This is a follow-up to the earlier prefix-escape fix, which did not account for the encoded-backslash form.
Published: 2026-11-02
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Fastify
Fastify fastify-http-proxy
Vendors & Products Fastify
Fastify fastify-http-proxy

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description @fastify/http-proxy is a Fastify plugin that proxies HTTP requests to an upstream server under a configured prefix. In versions 11.6.0 through 11.6.2, the destination validation normalizes literal backslashes before it percent-decodes the request path, so a path that encodes its backslashes and dot-segments survives the dot-segment check and is only turned into backslash and double-dot sequences after that check has passed. When the upstream resolves on a platform that treats a backslash as a path separator, the forwarded request walks out of the configured proxy prefix and reaches a sibling location on the upstream. An unauthenticated remote attacker can use this to retrieve upstream resources outside the intended prefix, so the impact is confidentiality only, and exploitation depends on the upstream's path handling. The issue is fixed in @fastify/http-proxy 11.6.3, and users should upgrade to 11.6.3 or later. This is a follow-up to the earlier prefix-escape fix, which did not account for the encoded-backslash form.
Title @fastify/http-proxy vulnerable to prefix escape via percent-encoded backslash dot-segments
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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Fastify Fastify-http-proxy
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: openjs

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-02T17:09:29.705Z

Reserved: 2026-10-31T14:04:08.530Z

Link: CVE-2026-120214

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-02T17:09:23.689Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-02T11:17:31.277

Modified: 2026-11-02T17:17:39.600

Link: CVE-2026-120214

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-11-02T10:07:08Z

Links: CVE-2026-120214 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-03T16:29:30Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-22

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')